What is Paget disease juvenile type?

What is Paget disease juvenile type?

• Paget disease juvenile type: A rare genetic bone disorder involving abnormal loss of bone mineralization and remineralization, broadened bone shafts and high levels of alkaline phosphatase in the blood. Some juvenile cases are relatively mild.

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Paget disease juvenile type as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Paget disease juvenile type: Introduction

Types of Paget disease juvenile type:

Broader types of Paget disease juvenile type:

• Child health conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Metabolic conditions
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How serious is Paget disease juvenile type?

Prognosis of Paget disease juvenile type: Bone deformities may be evident by five years of age. The condition becomes progressively severe with many children requiring wheelchairs by the middle of the second decade of life. Milder cases may result in survival past the age of 50 years.
Complications of Paget disease juvenile type: see complications of Paget disease juvenile type

What causes Paget disease juvenile type?

Causes of Paget disease juvenile type: see causes of Paget disease juvenile type

What are the symptoms of Paget disease juvenile type?

Symptoms of Paget disease juvenile type: see symptoms of Paget disease juvenile type

Complications of Paget disease juvenile type: see complications of Paget disease juvenile type

Onset of Paget disease juvenile type: Symptoms usually become evident during infancy or in early childhood.

Paget disease juvenile type: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Paget disease juvenile type.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Paget disease juvenile type.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Paget disease juvenile type: Orthopedic Surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Paget disease juvenile type.
Treatments for Paget disease juvenile type: see treatments for Paget disease juvenile type

Name and Aliases of Paget disease juvenile type

Main name of condition: Paget disease juvenile type

Hyperostosid corticalis deformans juvenilis, Osteoectasia familial

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